Question

part 1: matching
match the term on the left with the correct description on the right.
write the correct letter on the blank.
1.____ fossil water
2.____ desalination
3.____ groundwater
4.____ replenish
5.____ tributaries
6.____ irrigation
7.____ scarcity
8.____ pollution
a. the process of removing salt from seawater.
b. using water to grow crops.
c. water stored underground in layers of rock, pumped to the surface for use.
d. water that has been sealed underground for thousands or millions of years; non - renewable.
e. the state of having too little of something.
f. to fill something back up after being used.
g. small streams that flow into a larger river.
h. contamination of water by sewage, chemicals, or waste.

Explanation:

1. Fossil water is water sealed underground for long - non - renewable, so it matches D.
2. Desalination is the process of removing salt from seawater, so it matches A.
3. Groundwater is water stored underground in rock layers and pumped to the surface, so it matches C.
4. Replenish means to fill something back up after being used, so it matches F.
5. Tributaries are small streams flowing into a larger river, so it matches G.
6. Irrigation is using water to grow crops, so it matches B.
7. Scarcity is the state of having too little of something, so it matches E.
8. Pollution is contamination of water by sewage, chemicals or waste, so it matches H.

Answer:

1. D
2. A
3. C
4. F
5. G
6. B
7. E
8. H